Part 1404

<h1>Brittlely</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brit"tle*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a brittle manner.</def>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Brittleness</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brit"tle*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Aptness to break; fragility.</def>

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<h1>Brittle star</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Brit"tle star`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See <er>Ophiuroidea</er>.</def>

<h1>Britzska</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Britz"ska</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Russ. <ets>britshka</ets>; cf. Pol. <ets>bryczka</ets>, dim. of <ets>bryka</ets> freight wagon.]</ety> <def>A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.</def>

<h1>Brize</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Brize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The breeze fly. See <er>Breeze</er>.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Broach</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Broach</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>broche</ets>, F. <ets>broche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>brocca</ets>; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>proc</ets> thrust, stab, Gael. <ets>brog</ets> awl. Cf. <er>Brooch</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A spit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>He turned a <b>broach</b> that had worn a crown. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Forby.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A broad chisel for stonecutting.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A spire rising from a tower.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>A clasp for fastening a garment. See <er>Brooch</er>.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<p><b>9.</b> <def>The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.</def>

<h1>Broach</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Broach</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Broached</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Broaching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>brocher</ets>, fr. <ets>broche</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To spit; to pierce as with a spit.</def>